Counter's Creek ending in Chelsea Creek, the lowest part of which still exists was a stream that flowed from Kensal Green, by North Kensington and flowed south into the River Thames on the Tideway at Sands End, Chelsea, its remaining open watercourse is the quay of Chelsea Creek.
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